Publication: Molecular dynamics of natural rubber as revealed by dielectric spectroscopy: The role of natural cross-linking
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2010-08-07
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Soft Matter. Vol.6, No.15 (2010), 3636-3642
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Javier Carretero-González, Tiberio A. Ezquerra, Sureerut Amnuaypornsri, Shigeyuki Toki, Raquel Verdejo, Alejandro Sanz, Jitladda Sakdapipanich, Benjamin S. Hsiao, Miguel A. López-Manchado Molecular dynamics of natural rubber as revealed by dielectric spectroscopy: The role of natural cross-linking. Soft Matter. Vol.6, No.15 (2010), 3636-3642. doi:10.1039/c003087b Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/28929
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Molecular dynamics of natural rubber as revealed by dielectric spectroscopy: The role of natural cross-linking
Abstract
In order to understand the molecular dynamics of natural rubber, the dielectric relaxation behavior of its different components were investigated. These components included: (1) the linear polyisoprene fraction, obtained after deproteinization and transesterification of natural rubber (TE-DPNR), (2) the gel (GEL) fraction, corresponding to pure natural chain-end cross-linked natural rubber, (3) deproteinized natural rubber (DPNR), in which the protein cross-links at the ω-end have been removed, and (4) natural rubber (CNR) purified (through centrifugation) but still containing proteins, phospholipids and the sol phases. The dielectric relaxation behaviour of natural rubber revealed a segmental mode (SM) which is not affected by natural chain-end cross-linking (so-called naturally occurring network) and a normal mode (NM) which depends on a naturally occurring network. The dynamics of the NM, which is associated to chain mobility, seems to be strongly affected by natural chain-end cross-linking. We propose a model based on a hybrid star polymer in which the low mobility core (phospholipids) controls the mobility of the polyisoprene arms. © 2010 The Royal Society of Chemistry.